Seat of water-closets



PATENTED NOV. 6, 1860.

G. 0. HINMAN.

WATER GLOSBT SEAT.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE C. HINMAN, OF PORTAGEVILLE, NEW YORK.

SEAT OF WATER-CLOSETS.

Specficaton of Letters Patent No. 30,574, dated November 6, 1860.

To cZZ whom 'it may concem:

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. HINMAN, of Portageville, VVyoming County,New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlVatenCloset Seats; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, inwhich- Figure I is a side elevation of my improvement. Fig. H is a planof the same. Fig. III is a side elevation of the samethe elevating seatbeing shown in the position it assumes when not in use.

The nature of my invention relates to the application and use of amovable seat, for water closets, which is to be brought into place andused for purposes of stool, (as requirech) but which is to be removed orelevated from the stationary seat automaticallv, when a person risesfrom it after evacuation.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

A, represents a stationary horizontal seat ot' ordinary construction.

B, is a movable seat, which is used upon, or in combination with thestationary seat (A). It may be hinged at its back edge, to thestationary seat as represented at J (or otherwise), or it may be usedwithout any hinge,-or it may be hinged and used without any mechanicalmeans for elevating it,-- my object being to provide a removable orelevating seat, which must be brought into place upon the stationaryseat, to be used forpurposes of stool, but which is to be immediatelyremoved, or elevated into a perpendicular position, when a person rises,after evacuation, so as to insure a clean and comfortable seat at alltimes, for purposes of stool.

In order to make my improved seat self elevating, I have provided acord, C, which is connected to the seat at (K), and pulley D, and weightE, so that as soon as a person rises from the seat, the weight, E, inconnection with the cord and pulley will raise the seat (B) into theperpendicular position shown in Fig. III. It will remain in thisposition when not immediately in use, so that a male person entering thecloset hurriedly to urinate, will have no occasion to lower it into thehorizontal position. It will therefore remain up and out of the way, sothat it will not become soiled by dripping urine upon it.

Careless and indifterent persons who are in the habit of getting uponthe seats of water closets with their feet, cannot do so with referenceto the movable seat B, but may do so with reference to the stationaryseat A and henee the movable seat B will at all times be found neat andclean for careful.

and cleanly persons, who desire to use it for purposes of stool.

Stationary seats of ordinary Construction, especially those devoted topublic use, are continually fouled by careless and uncleanly persons bydrpping urine thereon, and by getting upon the seat with their feet andotherwise. My improvement furnishes '1 remedy for these evils. I alsoplace a cloth or fibrous covering around the aperture in the seat B, soas to protect sensitive persons against the discomforts of a cold orfrosty seat in cold weather. This cloth covering is represented at (F)Fig. II.

lVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

The combination of the cord C, pulley D, and weight E, with the seat B,for the purpose of making theseat B self-elevatng, substantially asdescribed.

Gr. C. HINMAN.

Witnesses:

E. J. M. DAVIS, E. B. FoRBUsH.

